Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Fearn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Ashgate Nursery and Central Community Nursery Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 112479
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332371769
About this school
Ashgate Nursery School is a nursery school in Derby. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashgate Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Trends over time
How Ashgate Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitecross Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Central Community Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Stonehill Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Harrington Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Lord Street Nursery School2.9 miles
Nursery · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Central Community Nursery School Nursery
- Harrington Nursery School Nursery
- Lord Street Nursery School Nursery
- Stonehill Nursery School Nursery
- Walbrook Nursery School Nursery
- Whitecross Nursery School Nursery
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashgate Nursery School teach?
- Ashgate Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashgate Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Ashgate Nursery School is Mrs Helen Fearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashgate Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashgate Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ashgate Nursery School?
- Ashgate Nursery School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Ashgate Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Ashgate Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashgate Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashgate Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ashgate Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Ashgate Nursery School is part of the Ashgate Nursery and Central Community Nursery Schools' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Ashgate Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashgate Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.